A Teacher’s Dilemma: Take a Stand Against Testing or Keep Abusing Children
What am I? Seriously. What is it I do for a living? When I wake up to go to work in the morning, am I preparing to be a teacher or a test proctor? Am […]
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I Was a Radical Republican – For About a Week – And I Didn’t Change a Single Progressive View
I do not like Ronald Reagan. I own no guns. Back in high school I won a debate arguing for pro-choice. Trickle Down sounds more to me like a bladder condition than an economic theory. […]
Their Cheatin’ Souls: Short Circuiting Ethics in America
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he had nothing to do with having air removed from game balls. The NFL, following an investigation, says he did. It gave him a four game suspension, which […]
Happy Opt-Out Day PA! Rick Talks with Robin Roberts from Parents United for Public Ed About the Growing Resistance to High Stakes Testing
Robin Roberts, Opt out Mom for the second year and a member of Parents United for Public Education joins Rick today to talk about the launch of a new website to help parents learn about the […]
#PHLEd: Does School District’s PSSA / Opt Out Pamphlet Go Far Enough?
Yesterday for the Raging Chicken Press, I reported that the Philadelphia School District would take actions when it came to informing parents about the right to opt children out of the PSSAs. In an email with […]
Philadelphia School District To Release Packet on PSSAs and Opt Out Rights
At the end of January, Dan Denvir reported that close to 20 percent of the students attending Feltonville Arts and Sciences have opted out of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) test. In the […]
Rick Smith Show: Bernie Sanders!, Charterizing York School District, Philadelphia’s Growing Opt Out Movement and This Weekend’s Progressive Summit!
You can listen to today’s Rick Smith Show LIVE starting at 3PM! State Rep. Kevin Schreiber, D-York joins Rick to talk about the attempted “Charter”ization of the York City School district and how constituents are […]
Feltonville Teachers Will Not Be Silenced: Administrative Threats Lead Only to a Widening of the Fight to Stop High-Stakes Tests
Earlier this week, Sean Kitchen reported that several teachers from Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences in Philadelphia were called to “investigatory conferences” and may face disciplinary action for informing parents of their legal right […]
Rick Smith Talks with Tim Slekar about the Opt-Out Movement and Administrators Making Threats Against Teachers to Inform Parents of Their Rights | January 27, 2015
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Tim Slekar, educator and education activist joins Rick to talk about the OPT OUT movement and why administrators are using threats and intimidation to keep teachers quite about the High Stakes testing regime griping American […]
Rick Smith Talks with Amy Roat, Teacher and Caucus of Working Educators Steering Committee Member, about Her School District’s Attempt to Discipline Her for Telling Parents about Their Right to Opt-Out of High Stakes Tests | January 26, 2015
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Amy Roat, Teacher and Caucus of Working Educators Steering Committee member returns to talk about discipline proceedings against teachers who educate parents on their right to opt out of the state’s Listen to Amy’s interview […]